Cool Start To May

TABLE 1. What fell April 29-30 (totals in millimetres) Ethelbert Roblin Swan Valley Dauphin Swan River Wasagaming Eriksdale Ste. Rose Grandview Moosehorn Steinbach Teulon Dugald Selkirk Elm Creek Starbuck 66.0 60.3 53.0 0.4 44.8 44.4 43.6 43.2 41.8 36.8 34.6 33.8 33.6 33.2 32.0 30.2 The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher

Severe Weather: Tornadoes

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India Needs Better Monsoon Forecasting

Predicting monsoon rains, vital for India’s farm output and economic growth, remains a challenge for the country as its forecasting skills are inadequate, scientists and weather officials said April 13. “Monsoon is still a mystery phenomenon. It poses a great challenge in forecasting,” Ajit Tyagi, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told the South

Early Thunderstorm Season?

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Issued: Monday, April 5, 2010 Covering: April 7 –April 14

An interesting week last week, as the predicted Friday storm system became much stronger than anticipated, bringing rain and some snow to southern and eastern regions. Then the second storm system predicted for early in the week did develop, but it was not as strong as expected and remained well to our south. During the

Issued: Monday, March 29, 2010 Covering: March 31 –April 7

Another tough forecast this week, as the overall pattern remains fairly active. It is looking like summer is winning out over winter, as warm air continues to try and push northward. The big question is whether this warm air will interact with cold air to our north and develop a big storm system. The main


Frost And Frost Protection

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans

Red River Valley Poises For Spring Flood

“It’s a big enough flood to cause havoc with a lot of people in the valley.” – ALF WARKENTIN There’s bad news and good news for residents of Manitoba’s flood-prone Red River Valley this year. The bad news is there’ll be another spring flood. The good news is it won’t be nearly as severe as


Issued: Monday, March 22, 2010 Covering: March 24 –March 31

Spring is always the toughest time of the year for forecasting and this forecast period is going to be no exception. Confidence levels are a little lower than usual for a few reasons. First, with a number of areas having little or no snow cover, sunshine can make a big difference in temperatures. Secondly, this

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Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg. 10.2 9.9 10.7 12.1 12.3 9.1 7.9 8.3 8.5 10.2 10.9 10.4 10.0 Average monthly wind speeds (km/h) The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the